Category: F1

Force India launch reality TV show with MTV »

Well good news and bad news. The good news is that it really doesn’t look like Force India F1 team is in a financial crunch, i mean signing new brand ambassadors (Deepika Padhukone) , inviting actresses to launch parties etc. The bad news is that the Indian F1 fan is again ignored. Instead of sponsoring [...]

Formula One faces tough financial year, teams’s revenue pie to shrink »

Honda Formula One Team was recently forced to close its F1 division due to a financial crunch Formula One and the world is facing the toughest ever phase in its glorious history. This recession has had many a victim including top auto firms who have resorted to asking their respective governments for bailout packages. Honda [...]

Bernie Ecclestone confirms the 2011 Indian Grand Prix »

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has reiterated his commitment to India for holding the 2011  formula one Indian Grand Prix. He was asked in an interview if the 2011 Indian Grand Prix was still going ahead. Responding to the question coolly, Bernie said that ofcourse the plan was on and that is the reason why [...]

Tata TCS to sponsor Force India formula one team »

India just got another place to be noticed on the formula one track. After Narain Karthikeyan’s run in Jordan, Tata promoting Williams F1, Mallya buying Force India formula one team, Tata TCS will be now seen on the Ferrari formula one team’s chasis. ”For the first time an Indian brand will appear on the Ferrari,” [...]

Force India formula one team switch over to McLaren »

As expected the Force India formula one has switched over to McLaren from Ferrari for engine supply. Lets see if this partnership can change their fortunes. Force India Formula One Team Announces Technical Partnerships With Mclaren Applied Technologies, Mercedes-Benz Highperformanceengines And Eads Force India Formula One Team is pleased to announce a major new partnership [...]

Force India to reveal 2009 partners pretty soon : Vijay Mallya »

Force India supremo Vijay Mallya announced that he would leave no stone unturned in order to ensure that Force India formula one team gets the best Engine Suppliers, Drivetrain and KERS for the 2009 formula one season. The performance of Force India this year has been really poor with Adrian Sutil coming within point scoring [...]

Force India F1 adds Stars and Glamour to Singapore GP »

Trust Vijay Mallya to make things glamourous. As if his Indian Empress parties were not enough, he invited a whole bouquet of stars to the Singapore Grand Prix who interacted and posed along with his crew : 1. Sonam Kapoor and Imran Khan posed with the drivers Adrian Sutil and Giancarlo Fisichella and also with [...]

Indian Grand Prix postponed till 2011 : Bernie Ecclestone »

Well the critics of the Indian Grand Prix have been proved right. It seems that India will not be ready to host a formula one grand prix by 2010. 2010 is also the year when India hosts the Commonwealth Games at New Delhi. “It’s all going on as usual, but these things take time,”  “Probably [...]

Karun Chandhok for Force India formula one team, also wins award »

After impressing nearly everyone with his stunning show in the GP2 series, Karun Chandhok has seemed to impressed the man Vijay Mallya himself. So much so, that the liquor baron (also the owner of the Force India formula one team) is considering Karun Chandhok for a testing role in the Force India formula one team. [...]

Monaco Aftermath : Team Force India F1 reacts »

Below are the reactions of Force India formula one team after the Monaco Grand Prix 2008 in which Kimi Raikkonen rear-ended Adrian Sutil. The prediction of a podium at the 2010 Indian Grand Prix doesnt look too far fetched now, here is what Vijay Mallya had said earlier about attaining a podium finish at the [...]